Harvey Eagle

Microsoft could be on the cusp of announcing an official Xbox One price cut, as suggested by a $50 discount on the company’s Titanfall hardware bundle. The deal appeared on the American Microsoft store, which points to some sort of official announcement.

Xbox One’s RRP price includes a Kinect-flavoured mark up, and you’re currently out of luck if you don’t want to pay for one, but Microsoft’s Harvey Eagle has made clear that there’s no plans to release the console without it.

Xbox One’s fabled 300,000 dedicated server farm helps developers harness the power of the cloud in their games to improve the multiplayer experience, and Microsoft’s Harvey Eagle has stressed that the company will work alongside studios to help them realise this potential.

Xbox One launch game reviews have just started, and Microsoft’s UK marketing boss Harvey Eagle has claimed that while the console has the “right” launch line-up, it’s also important to keep the releases flowing strong over the next six months.

Xbox 360 will out-sell the Wii – which is the UK’s best-selling current-gen console – in a matter of says, according to score keepers Chart-Track. It’s still 1.5 million units behind PS2 however, but is gaining ground fast.

Microsoft has appointed a new UK marketing director. Harvey Eagle is the man in charge of Britain’s Xbox 360 marketing activity, and he has teased Microsoft’s grand plan for the future of the Xbox format. Namely, Xbox entertainment on every device.